PSY 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Coronary Artery Disease, Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Hypertension
3 Dec 2017
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Outline of topics: the self and well-being, psychoneuroimmunology. Intro: stress, coping with stress, other factors that affect health. The self and well-being: the need for self-esteem, the self-awareness (cid:498)trap(cid:499, positive illusions. The self-esteem cycle (esteem affects expectations, affects effort, affects success, affects self-credit, affects esteem) Positive illusions: unrealistic optimism, unrealistically positive views of the self, illusion of control. Students tend to rate their own chances as above average for positive events and below average for negative events. Nondepressed people tend to think they can control things out of their reach than depressed people. Illusions and well-being: depressed people more realistic, many argue that illusions are necessary for mental health, too many illusions are bad. Psychoneuroimmunology (pni): the study of the relationships among psychology, the nervous and endocrine systems, and the immune system. The biopsychosocial model (biological factors + social factors + psychological factors -> health and wellness)
